Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Sweden instead of Western Sahara, you would:

Health

live 18.2 years longer

In Western Sahara, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2020. In Sweden, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 25.7 times more money

Western Sahara has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2007, while in Sweden, the GDP per capita is $64,200 as of 2023.

Life

be 95.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Western Sahara, approximately 47.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Sweden, on the other hand, 2.3 children do as of 2022.

have 61.8% fewer children

In Western Sahara, there are approximately 28.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Sweden, there are 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Geography

see 2.9 times more coastline

Western Sahara has a total of 1,110 km of coastline. In Sweden, that number is 3,218 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Sweden: At a glance

Sweden is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 410,335 sq km. A military power during the 17th century, Sweden has not participated in any war for almost two centuries. An armed neutrality was preserved in both world wars. Sweden's long-successful economic formula of a capitalist system intermixed with substantial welfare elements was challenged in the 1990s by high unemployment and in 2000-02 and 2009 by the global economic downturns, but fiscal discipline over the past several years has allowed the country to weather economic vagaries. Sweden joined the EU in 1995, but the public rejected the introduction of the euro in a 2003 referendum.
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